Incorrect, Big Wizz. The HD-A3 can only output 720p/1080i. Step up to the HD-A30 and you have 1080p support. This has nothing to do with the HD-DVD spec.
Also, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p are all HD resolutions.
so all BR = 1080P but not all HD DVD = 1080p............correct?
my point is people want it for the full/maximum functionality, while this dvd player is a good price at 130$, it isnt really a comparison to blu-ray because it isnt 1080p, and thus, quite lame!
Blu-Ray: All 720p, 1080i, and 1080p compatible. HD-DVD: All 720p, 1080i, and 1080p compatible.
Its the player that makes the difference, not the disc. Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray use the same codecs, and the only real differences are the costs, a very slight difference in bitrates, and DRM, aside from studio support.
Any HD-DVD can play any HD resolution, same as Blu-Ray.
Also, I would like to add that you obviously don't know much about either HD format.
1080p and 1080i resolutions look almost exactly the same, only 1080i can be played on televisions capable of 720p, which is where the real value of the player and TV combo comes in.
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720p/1080i?
that isnt HD is it!?? maybe they meant 1080P?
nah, i've read it a couple times, it clearly means 720p/1080i
No, the most HD-DVD can output is 1080i. Blu-Ray can do 1080p. Of course, not many people can even see the difference between the two...
Incorrect, Big Wizz. The HD-A3 can only output 720p/1080i. Step up to the HD-A30 and you have 1080p support. This has nothing to do with the HD-DVD spec.
Also, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p are all HD resolutions.
yeah i understand that they are all HD.
but the main gist of HD DVD and BLU-RAY is to give you 1080p, isn't it?
No, Bob, the reason for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is to provide high definition content at home, on a high definition television.
That does not specifically mean 1080p, that means 720p, 1080i, and 1080p.
yeah i understand that
so all BR = 1080P
but not all HD DVD = 1080p............correct?
my point is people want it for the full/maximum functionality, while this dvd player is a good price at 130$, it isnt really a comparison to blu-ray because it isnt 1080p, and thus, quite lame!
No...
Blu-Ray: All 720p, 1080i, and 1080p compatible.
HD-DVD: All 720p, 1080i, and 1080p compatible.
Its the player that makes the difference, not the disc. Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray use the same codecs, and the only real differences are the costs, a very slight difference in bitrates, and DRM, aside from studio support.
Any HD-DVD can play any HD resolution, same as Blu-Ray.
Also, I would like to add that you obviously don't know much about either HD format.
1080p and 1080i resolutions look almost exactly the same, only 1080i can be played on televisions capable of 720p, which is where the real value of the player and TV combo comes in.